Jorhat, March 23 -- Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the ruling dispensation in the state, alleging that "hate-filled politics" has taken root in the state and asserted that people are "fed up" with it.

Speaking to reporters in Jorhat, the state Congress chief claimed that the Opposition parties are looking to unite to "clean up Assam's politics" ahead of the Assembly elections.

"Today, there is hate-filled politics in Assam. The people of Assam are fed up with this... For this, all Opposition parties in Assam want to unite and clean up Assam's politics," Gogoi said.

The Congress leader earlier on Sunday framed the upcoming Assembly elections as a contest between "Congress turncoats" and those ...